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Is Noise Tolerance a Problem?
Posted by Echo Hearing Systems & Audiology on December 05, 2016
We have all experienced discomfort in noise. Sometimes it’s too loud, like a motorcycle or large speaker system; sometimes it’s annoying, like fingernails on a chalkboard. Either way, noise takes many forms and impacts each of us differently.
For instance, take the rumbling of a motorcycle engine. While some find it a nuisance, the motorcycle owner may have...
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5 Tips to be a Great Advocate
Posted by Echo Hearing Systems & Audiology on November 04, 2016
Being an advocate is hard, and when you’re an advocate for someone with hearing loss, it can be even more challenging. Hearing loss is connected to the misleading belief that only the elderly has it and that hearing aids aren’t for the “young.” In reality, hearing loss affects children and adults of all ages, and according to the World...
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5 Halloween Safety Tips for Children with Hearing Loss
Posted by Echo Hearing Systems & Audiology on October 21, 2016
Halloween marks the most exciting night of the year for many children. Decked out in their new princess or superhero costumes, kids fill the streets in a hurried effort to amass buckets full of treats. Unfortunately, Halloween can also be a dangerous holiday for children. This is especially true to children who have hearing loss.
The following 5 tips will help...
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3 Back-to-School Hearing Loss Tips
Posted by Echo Hearing Systems & Audiology on August 15, 2016
Hearing loss can make learning hard. Teachers constantly move around classrooms, may use microphones during lectures or outside noises may distract or interfere with the professor’s voice. Big classrooms and auditoriums can distort sound, and the presence of other students can make focusing hard as their own voices take over that of the...
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Mile-High Hearing
Posted by Echo Hearing Systems & Audiology on July 13, 2016
When you fly a few times a year, you start to notice more and more about how your ears react to the noise and air pressure in the cabin. There are a few things everyone notices, but for someone with hearing loss, they might experience those annoyances amplified.
The things you experience:
Difficulty hearing: Even when the passenger next to you talks as loud as...
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